I can't tell you the exact manufacturing dates (from 19XX to 19XX) but my dad gave me a Model 5 when I was 8 years old (that would have been in 1964).
Back then, millions of young kids had rifles... yet there were never any incidents with school shootings or mass killings. Kids didn't learn how to do that until the video game industry taught them how.
I've been looking for a Savage Model 5 for years, to replace the one I had when I was a kid, and have yet to see one. They were just simple, utilitarian .22 rifles, and not expensive or high-end... but there doesn't seem to be very many out there.
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April 2011
I posted the above some time ago. Since then, I've found (and bought) two Savage Model 5's, and have done quite a bit more research.
The first Model 5 appeared in 1936. Early models had a simple steel plate trigger guard. In the late 1930's, the Model 3, 4 and 5 were made with cast metal, painted trigger guards.
I don't think any rifles were made during the war years, as Savage was quite busy making heavy machine guns for Uncle Sam. In either case, they didn't publish any catalogs.
After WWII, rifle manufacturing resumed. The Model 5 last appeared in the 1960 catalog.
1960s. The Savage model 1899 rifle that was chambered in 303 Sav.caliber was made from 1899-1922.The model 1895 Savage lever action rifle in 303 Savage caliber was made from 1895-1899.The last rifle chambered in 303 Savage was the first model of the savage 99 rifle which was made from 1920-1936.The Savage 303 caliber rifles were not made after 1936.So your rifle was made sometime between 1895-1936.
100-1000 USD depending on specifics
If we are talking about a Savage model 99 rifle,chambered in 300 Sav. caliber,then your lever action rifle was produced in the year 1949 by Savage arms Company.
1933-1945. sales@countrygunsmith.net
A Springfield model 120 22 caliber bolt action rifle can be worth 100$-250$ depending on the year it was made and the condition it is in.
I believe the Peerless .22 is a department store version of the Savage Model 5 bolt action rifle. The Model 5 is the same as the Model 4 except for the addition of the tubular magazine.
You should find a Savage model 99 lever action rifle selling for between 350-650 dollars,depending on overall condition,and what caliber it is chambered in.
Your gun is a Savage/Stevens Model 86. gunpartscorp.com has some parts. After that it is a long search.
Your savage model 99 rifle in 250/3000 savage caliber was made by savage arms company in 1919.
--------SAVAGE 3 SERIES Rifle Information-------- There were several variations of the Savage model 3 rifle made. The basic version is a single shot bolt action, .22RF chambered rifle. It appears that all variations of the M3 were single shot and that the added model variation such as
What year was the steven savage model 125 made
It depends on the particular model of the rifle, not the caliber it is in. What model and make is it?